Canis Translation On Other Language:

canis\ca"nis\ (k&abreve;"n&ibreve;s), n.; pl. canes (-n&emacr;z). [l., a dog.] (zo?l.) a genus of carnivorous mammals, of the family canid?, including the dogs and wolves.canis major [l., larger dog], a constellation to the southeast of orion, containing sirius or the dog star.canis minor [l., smaller dog], a constellation to the east of orion, containing procyon, a star of the first magnitude.